Michigan Senate Higher Education Subcommittee on campus for testimony

MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon and College of Agriculture and Natural Resources Dean Fred Poston testified before the Michigan State Senate Higher Education Appropriation subcommittee on Thursday, Feb. 13.

CANR Dean Fred Poston testifies before the Michigan Senate Higher Education Subcommittee

MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon and College of Agriculture and Natural Resources Dean Fred Poston testified before the Michigan State Senate Higher Education Appropriation subcommittee on Thursday, Feb. 13. 

Simon told state lawmakers that a proposed funding increase included in Gov. Rick Snyder’s budget could help the university reverse the tide of rising tuition costs.

MSU officials and other Michigan universities testified as the legislature begins to determine state funding for the upcoming fiscal year.

Gov. Snyder has recommended increasing the university’s state funding by 6.1 percent in his most recent budget proposal.

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